The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-28
4 HISTORY on TnE nEMooRAT.

PORTLAND. Or, October 18TH, 1877.
Editors Democrat
Iprornised 70 you, Friday, that ! would
give that evening, history Of the STATE
Rteurs DEMocRAr, - pertained 70 iss
founding. did not, for reasons that are
good. keep ny promise now, as 70 the
facts
After the sale Of the press aud material
Of the Albany DEMoeRAr, In 1904, BY
Mr., Stinson, 70 parties in Salem, whittier 4
was removed and published as the Arena,
the Democrats Of Albany aud Of Linn
county generally wanted Democratic
paper In Albany, TO sssy. The late Mr..
cranor wrote to me In salem early II
May, 1865, 70 come 10 Albany. TO meet
himself and other prominent Democrats.
on the subject, The result ot tlhat confer
ence was the determination 10 Astabhsh
a Democratic organ In Albany, which
should be the property Of the subscribing
Democrats, never TO be sold BY them, and
no subscriber 20 the stock should dispose
OF his shares In II until he had consulted
the other stockholders, and given them, or
any OF them, the opportunity Of puFehaa.
Ing H. The establishment was 70 be teas.
ed annually to whomsoever the majority
OF the stotk declared the leass should be
awarded. But II must be conducted - a
Dem ocraiic newspaper. The money Was
raised about thirty weil.known Demo.
Gratis Of Albany and other towns OF Linn
county subscribing the amount required
-Sisoo. went TO san Francisco. pur.
chased the material, and on Saturday, Au.
gust 18th, 1865. the first number OF the
STATE Rtours DEMOCRAT was published
The lease had been awarded TO me. and 10
me was left the running OF the paper.
named Il STATE Rtonrs DEMOCRAT, be-
cause the Democracy OF oregon,l thought.
needed a little stltfening at that time.
Many Democrats had weakened IN the old
faith. and some OF them had preached that
the Jefiersoniau doctrine Of the State
Rights was herssy have always be.
lieved that the doctrine of State Rights
u 10 the United States the same as the
backbone 10 the man. withou, II. the man
or woman Is Of no account Therefore,
gave the paper the name OF STATE Rtours
DEMOCRAT. | conducted the paper for
one year, and at the expiration surrender.
en- II 10 go 10 Idaho and make more mon
ey than could make on any paper in
Oregon. The paper had a good paying
subscription list Of 700 subscribers when
gave mp the lease. and not a llst Of dead.
heads. Iexseted the cash sysiem- pay In
advance, in every instance. IL IL the true
~ stem Of conducting newspapers. The
credit syssem loses 10 tbs publishers more
money than his good paying subscribers
can make up 10 him. have seen men
who declared they could not afford TO take
their county paper, or who declared that
they could not iuss then pay their suhscrir.
ton for one year-oniy three or four dol.
laFs--take family OF six or eight into >
circus, at one deiiaF head. The poor
publisher could not afford 20 buy for his
family AZ the same time the articles Of
food and clothing which they really need
ed.
But | am getting outside of my limit
At least beyond my subject. ! sat down
simply 10 write to you the history of the
establishment Of the newspaper which you
now so creditAbly conduct. I wlsh for
ron years of unexampled success.
Yours. fraternally,
JAMES o'MEARA.